It was nothing like I expected it to be, at least not from what I’ve seen on TV. Although, why would you expect TV to be like radio. I suppose it was your average clear channel booth, but what do I know about that sort of thing. I was a little disappointed there were no headphones to wear, and I was a little grossed out as they continued to push the mic closer to my face. “How many people have hacked, spittled, or coughed on this thing”, I wondered to myself.
Not the point.
I was at the Station early Monday morning, we’ll call it 7AM, to do a bit of promotional work for my employer. I met with Lee Perkins and Andrea Gomez to do a couple of short interviews about a home ownership expo coming up in late September.
I was noticably nervous and fumbled a few of my words. The bits were pre-recorded, so I don’t know the final product sounds like. But, I definitely had at least one two second or longer “uhhhh…” I’m usually on top of those sorts of things, but I suppose, maybe, thinking about it might have caused it.
Listen for me Monday mornings to hear weekly stumblings of me falling over words. The topics will change monthly.
In Booth Radio Time With V101.1FM was first posted to justinll.com on August 27, 2008.
Justin,
I’m sure they will make you sound fine. If you have ever listened to my podcast I’m sure you have heard a few “umms” and “errrs”. But what you haven’t heard were the big blunders where I can’t pronounce even my own name.
Having a mic in front of you is the thing that tweaks your head and causes the stumbling. If you just look at the person talking with you and ignore the fact that there is a microphone in the room, yeah right, then you will do much better. Try to think of just having a conversation with the other person and all will sound good. And the production assistant will love you for it to since they will not have to edit so much.
Norbert,
Thanks for the tips. I’m sure as I get in the booth a few more times I’ll feel more comfortable and maybe not stumble so much. It’s just a matter of ignoring the mic like you say. And it was weird having the production assistant giving cues to start and stop talking.
I’ve seen a couple of your video streams when you’re recording the next podcast.